No fewer than 191 students took the oath of matriculation for 2011/2012 academic session at the maiden matriculation ceremony organised by a faith-based institution, Adeleke University, Ede (AUE), Osun State. The programme was held at the Open Ground in the institution.
Speaking during the ceremony, the Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, told the gathering that the situation in Nigerian universities where students are taught how to be employed rather thanbe self-employed was not feasible. He said universities should produce graduates that can stand alone.
He said: “A 21st century university must have an appreciable area of specialisation through which it makes significant contribution to human development. There are many areas yawning for attention in science, medicine, ICT, liberal arts, management sciences, agriculture etc. A jack of all trades is never a master of any.”
While saying his administration has made education one of its cardinal programmes, Aregbesola said: “Let me say, with all sense of responsibility, that the present administration in Osun State has demonstrated commitment to rehabilitate and re-modell educational system from the primary to the tertiary level, and has pursued these twin objectives proactively in our relatively short time in office.”
Aregbesola expressed regret that government owned universities had not provided enough space for the growing population of those yearning for learning, adding that intervention of the private sector was a welcome development. He also charged the students on discipline and character, saying their certificate would be incomplete without good behaviour.
The Chairman and Pro-Chancellor of Adeleke University, Dr Deji Adeleke, congratulated the matriculating students, charging them to remain focused because “it is not easy to be a pioneer in any field of human endeavour.”
Dr. Adeleke maintained that he developed passion, which was why he established an educational foundation where over 4,000 indigents were supported through the scholarship scheme before the founding of the university.
His words: “Adeleke University was born by the inspiration to transform lives, reawaken hope of a better tomorrow and towering on the wings of change through value placement and self-actualisation. The humble beginning of Adeleke University is traced to the Springtime Development Foundation (SDF), a charitable non-profit making and non-governmental organization founded in 1996 by my humble self.”
Also speaking, the pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Prof Ayandiji Aina, urged governments at all levels to pay more attention to the development of education in the country.
Speaking during the ceremony, the Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, told the gathering that the situation in Nigerian universities where students are taught how to be employed rather thanbe self-employed was not feasible. He said universities should produce graduates that can stand alone.
He said: “A 21st century university must have an appreciable area of specialisation through which it makes significant contribution to human development. There are many areas yawning for attention in science, medicine, ICT, liberal arts, management sciences, agriculture etc. A jack of all trades is never a master of any.”
While saying his administration has made education one of its cardinal programmes, Aregbesola said: “Let me say, with all sense of responsibility, that the present administration in Osun State has demonstrated commitment to rehabilitate and re-modell educational system from the primary to the tertiary level, and has pursued these twin objectives proactively in our relatively short time in office.”
Aregbesola expressed regret that government owned universities had not provided enough space for the growing population of those yearning for learning, adding that intervention of the private sector was a welcome development. He also charged the students on discipline and character, saying their certificate would be incomplete without good behaviour.
The Chairman and Pro-Chancellor of Adeleke University, Dr Deji Adeleke, congratulated the matriculating students, charging them to remain focused because “it is not easy to be a pioneer in any field of human endeavour.”
Dr. Adeleke maintained that he developed passion, which was why he established an educational foundation where over 4,000 indigents were supported through the scholarship scheme before the founding of the university.
His words: “Adeleke University was born by the inspiration to transform lives, reawaken hope of a better tomorrow and towering on the wings of change through value placement and self-actualisation. The humble beginning of Adeleke University is traced to the Springtime Development Foundation (SDF), a charitable non-profit making and non-governmental organization founded in 1996 by my humble self.”
Also speaking, the pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Prof Ayandiji Aina, urged governments at all levels to pay more attention to the development of education in the country.
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